We're just holding on for the ride. It's only going to continue to get
worse before it gets better. During the last Community College cuts,
our ABI specialist was forced into an early retirement. When the
government starts calling for a 43% cut in Disabled Students programs,
and the district decides to cut their funding the same, you're looking
at a loss of a lot of services and a lot of layoffs. I don't know how
other DSPS programs on other campuses fair out as far as funding is
concerned, but our department doesn't have anything left but people to
cut. We are bare bones already, buying our own paper, CDs, printer ink,
etc. because we don't have a decent supply budget. Our software is all
over three years old with no updates in sight, and if it wasn't for my
continual harassment of the powers that be, our high tech lab would
still be running 166Mhz computers.
Suzanne Frederickson
Rio Hondo College
DSP&S Alternate Media Technician
(562) 692-0921 ext.3511
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If Wal-Mart is lowering prices every day, how come nothing is free yet?
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Price [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:15 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: funding for programs?
Hi Everyone!
I am interested in knowing more about how the different programs are
doing
who are on EASI? Budgets are tight and I am wondering how people are
doing
on funding and continuing to provide services.
We have recently got our Assistive Computing Resource Center at CSUSB
established with the commitment from our University department (Academic
Computing and Media) and through a couple of grants from the Department
of
Rehabilitation in California and Verizon. We were able to hire Niraj
Parikh who is helping us provide AT services to the California
Department
of Rehabilitation (DOR) clients. We are developing a fee for services
relationship with California DOR and other entities in the Inland Empire
of
California. We have developed an On line newsletter to communicate to
people about what AT services are available from our program and some of
our initiatives.
It still isn't easy to continually update and provide services on an
ongoing basis.
Love to hear from the organizations on EASI and how they are coping in
the
tough economic atmosphere for AT services.
Kevin Price, MSW, ATP
Coordinator-Assistive Computing Resource Center (ACRC)
Academic Computing and Media
California State University, San Bernardino
5500 University Parkway / PL-014
San Bernardino, CA 92407-2397
909-880-5079 FAX 909-880-7078
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See EASI Special October Bonus offer at http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
EASI November courses are:
Barrier-free E-learning, Accessible Internet Multimedia and Business
Benefits of Accessible IT Design:
http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi
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See EASI Special October Bonus offer at http://easi.cc/clinic.htm
EASI November courses are:
Barrier-free E-learning, Accessible Internet Multimedia and Business Benefits of Accessible IT Design:
http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi
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